Monash Graduate Scholarship

PhD opportunity at Monash University Malaysia in Subang Jaya, Malaysia under the Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2027) . The project is titled Development of next-generation fluorescent peptide probes for bacterial infection imaging . It focuses on fluorescent peptide probes , bacterial detection , infection imaging , biofilm , and translational approaches for rapid diagnosis of wound-associated and topical bacterial infections. The research aims to optimise fluorophore-linker-p...

PhD opportunity at the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in Neuroscience , hosted in the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, UKM, Cheras . The project is titled “Exploring the Role of Connexins in Rotenone-Induced Parkinson’s Disease: Insights from an Adult Zebrafish” . This is a research-focused doctoral opening for candidates interested in neuroscience, biology, and medical science, especially disease mechanisms, zebrafish models, and neurodegeneration/Parkinson’s disease. Funding:...

PhD opportunity at Monash University Malaysia in Development of Palm-Kernel Milk as Therapeutic Foods under the Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2027) . This project focuses on nutrition and food sciences , with emphasis on therapeutic food formulation for malnourished individuals. The research explores the interplay of macro- and micronutrients , organoleptic performance , bioavailability , bioaccessibility , and shelf stability . It also includes market feasibility and implemen...

Monash University Malaysia is advertising a PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026) project on the mechanisms and therapeutic potential of psychedelic compounds in patient-derived neural models . This PhD sits within the MAP-Neuro thematic cluster: Diverse hiPSC Models, AI Analytics & Mechanism-Guided Therapeutics . The project investigates compounds such as MDMA and psilocybin in hiPSC-derived neurons and organoids , using high-content imaging to study synaptic plasticity, co...

Monash University Malaysia is advertising a PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2027) project on effect of palm kernel milk supplementation on nutritional status among malnourished children . The project sits within Medicine and Health Sciences and is aligned with Nutrition and Food Sciences . The research focuses on childhood malnutrition, with two main aims: (1) a market survey of therapeutic foods and oral nutrition supplements nationally and internationally, and (2) assessme...